GROCERY BASKET PRICE INDEX
Latest data: August 2026 Released: September 11, 2026 Next update: October 14, 2026

Monthly data record

July 2026 Grocery Price Report

U.S. grocery prices for July 2026, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics Average Price Data and the Basket Report 24-item Grocery Basket Index.

Reporting month July 2026 · August 2026 release cycle · Methodology v2

Basket summary

The fixed Basket Report Grocery Basket Price Index was $110.50 for July 2026. These figures are read from the immutable 2026-07 release snapshot rather than reconstructed from current data.

Basket total
$110.50
Month over month
−0.6%
Year over year
−1.5%

Biggest monthly movers

These movers were stored with the release and are not recalculated using later observations.

Carry-forward disclosure

2 Basket components used the latest available prior BLS observation for this reporting month. The raw item history remains unavailable for the missing month; only the derived Basket calculation carries the prior value.

Tracked grocery prices

This table preserves the raw observation stored for each tracked series in the release snapshot. A dash means BLS did not publish a value for that reporting month; carried Basket values are disclosed separately above.

36 tracked BLS average-price series for July 2026
ItemPriceUnitBasketSource month
Eggs, grade A, largeAPU0000708111 $2.19 dozen Included July 2026
Milk, whole, fortifiedAPU0000709112 $4.31 gallon Included July 2026
Bread, white, panAPU0000702111 $1.82 pound Included July 2026
Flour, white, all purposeAPU0000701111 $0.54 pound Included July 2026
Rice, white, long grain, uncookedAPU0000701312 $1.10 pound Included July 2026
Spaghetti & macaroniAPU0000701322 $1.38 pound Included July 2026
Ground beef, 100% beefAPU0000703112 $6.89 pound Included July 2026
Chicken, fresh, wholeAPU0000706111 $2.01 pound Included July 2026
Chicken breast, bonelessAPU0000FF1101 $4.15 pound Included July 2026
Bacon, slicedAPU0000704111 $6.58 pound Included July 2026
Ham, boneless, excluding cannedAPU0000704312 $5.49 pound Included July 2026
Pork chops, center cut, bone-inAPU0000704211 — pound Included Not published
Tomatoes, field grownAPU0000712311 $2.00 pound Included July 2026
Potatoes, whiteAPU0000712112 $0.94 pound Included July 2026
Lettuce, icebergAPU0000712211 $1.75 pound Included July 2026
BananasAPU0000711211 $0.65 pound Included July 2026
Oranges, navelAPU0000711311 — pound Included Not published
LemonsAPU0000711412 $2.13 pound Included July 2026
Coffee, 100%, ground roastAPU0000717311 $9.32 pound Included July 2026
Sugar, white, all sizesAPU0000715211 $1.02 pound Included July 2026
Butter, salted, grade AAAPU0000FS1101 $3.92 pound Included July 2026
Cheddar cheese, naturalAPU0000710212 $5.74 pound Included July 2026
Orange juice, frozen concentrateAPU0000713111 $4.82 16 ounces Included July 2026
Potato chipsAPU0000718311 $6.56 16 ounces Included July 2026
Beer, malt beveragesAPU0000720111 $1.88 16 ounces Reference July 2026
Wine, red and white tableAPU0000720311 $13.79 liter Reference July 2026
SteakAPU0000FC3101 $13.06 pound Reference July 2026
Ice CreamAPU0000710411 $5.84 half gallon Reference July 2026
YogurtAPU0000FJ4101 $1.55 8-ounce container Reference July 2026
StrawberriesAPU0000711415 $2.40 12-ounce package Reference July 2026
Chicken LegsAPU0000706212 $1.72 pound Reference July 2026
SodaAPU0000FN1102 $0.61 12-ounce can Reference July 2026
Beef RoastAPU0000FC2101 $9.57 pound Reference July 2026
Romaine LettuceAPU0000FL2101 $3.47 pound Reference July 2026
Chocolate Chip CookiesAPU0000702421 $5.01 pound Reference July 2026
American CheeseAPU0000710211 $4.75 pound Reference July 2026

Data provenance

Reporting month
July 2026
Release cycle
August 2026
Source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI Average Price Data
Retrieved
August 13, 2026
Methodology
Version 2
Snapshot checksum
dd584c165edf491639c8c7acd236830f04dcd1915638c2f9767bf9f3e421aab6

BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.

Suggested citation

Basket Report. “July 2026 Grocery Price Report.” August 2026 release covering July 2026 data. Data based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Average Price Data.